About Kovilpatti Village

Kovilpatti is a small village in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 474, made up of 228 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kovilpatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kovilpatti village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Melur
Pincode	625110
Area (hectares)	331.31 hectares
Population	474
Male Population	228
Female Population	246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,079
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kovilpatti compares

By the 2011 count Kovilpatti is the 68th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 331.31 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Kovilpatti

Kovilpatti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kovilpatti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kovilpatti from other places

Kovilpatti lies about 34 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Sivaganga, about 28 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kovilpatti
Tehsil headquarters	Melur	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Sivaganga	28 km
District headquarters	Madurai	34 km

Villages closest to Kovilpatti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Melur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Kovilpatti

As per the Census of India 2011, Kovilpatti village had a population of 474. That makes it the 68th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Kovilpatti village has 228 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kovilpatti has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Kovilpatti is 625110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kovilpatti covers 331.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kovilpatti falls under Melur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kovilpatti is Sivaganga, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kovilpatti.

Kovilpatti is about 34 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kovilpatti is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Melur is about 6.9 km away. Sivaganga is about 28 km away. Madurai is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.